In Pictures: Indian Wells

All the action from the Indian Wells ATP Masters and WTA tournament.

Second round: Rafael Nadal made his triumphant return
to hard-court tennis, booking his third-round berth at Indian Wells with a
straight-sets victory over American Ryan Harrison.

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"Any victory is important for me because that
gives me the chance to play another day. That\(***)s what I
need, to play matches. I need to compete," he said.

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Second round: Old foe and defending champion Roger
Federer cruised into the third round with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Uzbekistan\(***)s
Denis Istomin.

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Second round: But Spaniard David Ferrer became
the first major casualty of the tournament, beaten 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 by 37th-ranked
South African Kevin Anderson.

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Second round: Women\(***)s top seed and defending
champion Victoria Azarenka survived a shaky start to make it safely into the
third round with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over two-time former champion Daniela
Hantuchova.

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Second round: World number one and competition favourite Novak Djokovic booked his place in the third round but had to battle for it. The Serbian beat Italian Fabio Fognini 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 and admitted it was a difficult challenge and he made too many errors

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Second round: Third seed Andy Murray also faced a challenge in his second round match against Russian Evgeny Donskoy. The U.S. Open champion was in rusty form during his first tournament on the ATP circuit for six weeks but came through with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 win

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Third round: Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki celebrates a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Elena Vesnina. Also advancing to the fourth round were Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber and Sam Stosur.

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Third round: Tomas Berdych (pictured) continued his strong form with a two set victory over German Florian Mayer. Spaniard Rafael Nadal also advanced with the a walkover over Leonardo Mayer who suffered a back problem. A game off is likely to be just what Nadal wanted as he is still recovering from serious injury.

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Fourth round: Maria Sharapova became the first top seed to gain entry into the quarter-finals. The Russian advanced with a 7-5, 6-0 win over Lara Arrubarrena-Vecino of Spain.

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Third round: Eighth-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga used his brawn to knock out American Mardy Fish and gain a place in the fourth round. He triumphed after two tie breakers and joins Brit Andy Murray who defeated Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan.

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Third round: Novak Djokovic (pictured) knocked Martin Del Potro out of the Dubai Open in the semis but both players are through to the fourth round in California. Del Potro defeated German Bjorn Phau and Djokovic got the better of Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.

Fourth round: Rafael Nadal ended the run of Latvian
qualifier Ernests Gulbis with a 4-6,
6-4, 7-5 victory that set up a quarter-final against defending champion Roger Federer.
Federer survived a three-set marathon of his own to beat 18th-seeded Stanislas
Wawrinka.

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Quarter-finals: The last eight saw two withdrawals from the women\(***)s competition. Australian Sam Stosur conceded to Angelique Kerber with a calf problem and top seed Victoria Azarenka dropped out due to a right ankle injury. That put Denmark\(***)s Caroline Wozniacki through to the semis.

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Quarter-finals: Watch out for Rafa Indian Wells! Nadal confirmed he was back to his wicked winning ways with victory over Switzerland\(***)s Roger Federer. And it was pretty easy for the Spaniard who won 6-4, 6-2. Nadal faces Tomas Berdych is the last four.

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Second round: Rafael Nadal made his triumphant return
to hard-court tennis, booking his third-round berth at Indian Wells with a
straight-sets victory over American Ryan Harrison.

REUTERS

"Any victory is important for me because that
gives me the chance to play another day. That\(***)s what I
need, to play matches. I need to compete," he said.

REUTERS

Second round: Old foe and defending champion Roger
Federer cruised into the third round with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Uzbekistan\(***)s
Denis Istomin.

REUTERS

Second round: But Spaniard David Ferrer became
the first major casualty of the tournament, beaten 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 by 37th-ranked
South African Kevin Anderson.

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Second round: Women\(***)s top seed and defending
champion Victoria Azarenka survived a shaky start to make it safely into the
third round with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over two-time former champion Daniela
Hantuchova.

REUTERS

Second round: World number one and competition favourite Novak Djokovic booked his place in the third round but had to battle for it. The Serbian beat Italian Fabio Fognini 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 and admitted it was a difficult challenge and he made too many errors

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Second round: Third seed Andy Murray also faced a challenge in his second round match against Russian Evgeny Donskoy. The U.S. Open champion was in rusty form during his first tournament on the ATP circuit for six weeks but came through with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 win

EPA

Third round: Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki celebrates a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Elena Vesnina. Also advancing to the fourth round were Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber and Sam Stosur.

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Third round: Tomas Berdych (pictured) continued his strong form with a two set victory over German Florian Mayer. Spaniard Rafael Nadal also advanced with the a walkover over Leonardo Mayer who suffered a back problem. A game off is likely to be just what Nadal wanted as he is still recovering from serious injury.

EPA

Fourth round: Maria Sharapova became the first top seed to gain entry into the quarter-finals. The Russian advanced with a 7-5, 6-0 win over Lara Arrubarrena-Vecino of Spain.

REUTERS

Third round: Eighth-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga used his brawn to knock out American Mardy Fish and gain a place in the fourth round. He triumphed after two tie breakers and joins Brit Andy Murray who defeated Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan.

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Third round: Novak Djokovic (pictured) knocked Martin Del Potro out of the Dubai Open in the semis but both players are through to the fourth round in California. Del Potro defeated German Bjorn Phau and Djokovic got the better of Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.

Fourth round: Rafael Nadal ended the run of Latvian
qualifier Ernests Gulbis with a 4-6,
6-4, 7-5 victory that set up a quarter-final against defending champion Roger Federer.
Federer survived a three-set marathon of his own to beat 18th-seeded Stanislas
Wawrinka.

REUTERS

Quarter-finals: The last eight saw two withdrawals from the women\(***)s competition. Australian Sam Stosur conceded to Angelique Kerber with a calf problem and top seed Victoria Azarenka dropped out due to a right ankle injury. That put Denmark\(***)s Caroline Wozniacki through to the semis.

REUTERS

Quarter-finals: Watch out for Rafa Indian Wells! Nadal confirmed he was back to his wicked winning ways with victory over Switzerland\(***)s Roger Federer. And it was pretty easy for the Spaniard who won 6-4, 6-2. Nadal faces Tomas Berdych is the last four.